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What is reverse osmosis

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What is reverse osmosis
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Hemisha Patel 6 years, 7 months ago

When pressure larger than osmotic pressure is applied on the solution side the solvent molecules in the solution will move to pure solvent this process is called reverse osmosis

Prakash Kumar 6 years, 7 months ago

The pressure is greater than the osomotic pressure

Yogita Ingle 6 years, 7 months ago

Reverse osmosis

  • As the name suggests Reverse Osmosis is just the reverse process of Osmosis. Osmosis can occur naturally whenever there is a difference in concentration between the two solutions. But reverse osmosis takes place only when external energy is applied to the more saline solution.
  • Application of larger osmotic pressure to the solution side reverses the direction of osmosis.
  • This phenomenon makes the pure solvent flow out of the solution through the semi permeable
  • Reverse osmosis is extensively used in desalination of sea.
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